Slow-growth, high-mortality-a general hypothesis, or is it?

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 490-495

  Williams, Iain S ^a  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High mortality hypothesis; Host choice; Natural enemies; Parasitoids; Plant resistance; Predators; Slow growth; Sublethal plant defences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032725103     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1999.00217.x     Document Type: Review

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